Cricut Imagine Candy Bar Gifts 12 Days of Christmas DAY TWO

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SWEET!!  Guess what’s in there?  Go on…guess!  Who guessed candy bar?  No, that’s not it.  Keep guessing.  Ok, you were right the first time.  I just thought you guessed too easily and I was trying to drag out the suspense.

Let’s take a look at how we can make an ordinary chocolate bar look like a special treat!

(ugh…milk chocolate…I really don’t like milk chocolate, but treat dark chocolate like a winning lottery ticket)

First, we’ll need some candy bars.  It’s easiest to work with flat ones and not ones that are shaped like Butterfingers or Snickers…2 of my favs that don’t work well for this. 😉  I bought a box of these at my favorite wholesale store.  My daughter is going to give them to friends at school for Christmas treats.

Now we need to cut some paper to fit the candy bars.  It should be able to wrap all the way around the candy.

The paper I used is by Stampin’ Up.  It’s 12×12.  I cut it into 6×6 pieces and they were an almost perfect size for the candy.  They could stand to be cut just a tad smaller.  After I had all of the paper ready, I simply taped one side of it and stuck it to the candy wrapper.

After completely wrapping the paper around the candy bar, I glued down the last side.  I used my ATG gun for this whole process.  So simple!  YAY!

I wanted to add a little WOW factor to my candy bars so I used my Cricut Imagine to print a pattern from the Mr. Frosty cartridge directly onto some clear vellum.  FUN!  It has a pattern, but you can also see through it.  COOL!

This is another piece of vellum I printed using my Cricut Imagine and the Mr. Frosty cartridge.  Isn’t it cool?

BUT WAIT!  THERE’S MORE!  I used 3M Post-It Craft Paper to add some fun elements to decorate the candy bars further.  I also used the Winter Lace cartridge to cut out the snowflakes.

Here I’m cutting out some snowflakes using the Post-It Craft Paper.  It’s so simple to use.  You just cut it out, peel off the backing and stick it to your project.  AWESOME!  Even cooler?  You can peel it off and stick it back down if you make a mistake, or even if you want to reuse it somewhere else.

Enjoy more Cricut Imagine posts here!

Here we are BEFORE adding some Post It Craft paper embellishments from my Cricut.

TA DA!!  Pretty and Yummy Treats!

All of the embellishments on the tops of the candy bars are cut using Post-It Craft Paper.  You can see I have layered some of the images and even added Stickles to several of the cuts.  I hope you enjoyed this simple but fun project.  It’s a great way to make a quick gift for someone with your own little twist to it.

On the 2nd Day of Christmas 3M Post-It Gave To One Winner….

3M Post-It is giving away a gift bag and Post-it® Craft Paper.  The gift bag includes a variety of Post-it® Notes and other Post-it® products as well as some Scotch and 3M goodies!  Retail value is over $50.  To be eligible to win please leave a comment on this post. The winner will be chosen by Random.org on December 13.

SEE YOU TOMORROW FOR THE 3rd Day of Christmas and a Crafty Post & Give Away!!

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  3. Love this idea. So fun. Wish I would have had my cricut before I got married so I coulda have made fun stuff like this.

  4. Was just looking for a quick little gift idea…….this is perfect! Thanks for sharing Joy! Love the post it paper!

  6. Wow! I didn’t realize the Post It craft paper was marketed for the Cricut. Ha-ha-ha , Suni said caskets full of candy. That cracked me up!

  7. The Post It Craft paper is really great., and I love that it’s adhesive. What a cute project!

  8. This is a Great Idea, have to make lots of treats for my 2nd grade classes!! Thank you so much for making this easier! Love how the Imagine can print on Vellum!! Going to have to try this!! Thank you agin for all you do!

  14. I have made these in the past (pre cricut) days. Now you have me thinking about all I could do with my cricut. Thanks for the ideas!

  17. These are sooo cute. I would love to win this. Everyone keeps doing these great projects with the 3M paper but I can’t find anyone that sells it or ships it to Canada. 🙁

  19. What a cute idea! Those would be great to give away at my office. Thanks for the great idea! Thanks for the chance to win some great prizes!

  21. My daughter would love for me to make these for her friends at school too! Thanks for sharing another great, easy, and fun gift idea. That 3M gift bag give-away looks mighty tasty also 😉 Thanks!

    Monique

  25. I have been looking for an idea for little gifts for my young customers, and now have the answer…Thank you!
    I have to look into the cricut pens , do they color the whole pic of just outline them, I thought they just outlined but looks like on your snowflakes they fill in as well.
    Now to find that 3M paper here in Canada that will be a challenge

  26. Super cute gift idea. I’d make these for my 11 yr-old son to give to his buddies, but they’d NEVER make it out of his backpack!! LOL He LOVES Hershey bars! I’m with you though…dark chocolate is heavenly!! 🙂

    Love the idea of printing on vellum…very nice! Thanks for the chance to win that gift bag…looks like some fun goodies are hiding in there!

  27. Whoo hoo! Thanks again, Joy! Super Joy to the resssssssssscccuuuuuuuuuueeeeee!

    I saw the Post-it paper at CHA, but I still haven’t seen it in stores. Where do you get yours?

  30. These are great! I have been making gift baskets and these would work perfectly in them! Thanks for the great idea Joy!!!

  31. What did I ever do before the Post It was invented?? LOL! And I love making those candy bars!! So easy and so cute!! 🙂

    Kathi

  33. Really cute little gift idea! I want to try the 3M paper but I haven’t found it here in Canada. Thank you for the chance to win some!

  35. I love this idea!!!! If I start now I may have enough time to get some done for my kids’ friends 🙂

  38. Joy, Where can you get the craft 3 M post it paper from? I would love to have some of that, you do such a beautiful job, God has truly bless you with a talent gift in crafts.
    Thank you so much for sharing your work.
    Virginia Schuyler Waddy, [email protected]

  41. Such a great idea! How much fun for your daughter to give them away. I have never used post-it paper and would really love to try it. I’ve put myself on hold except for necessities until we move. Thanks again!

  44. Such cute ideas! Its my birthday so I wouldnt feel bad at all if you picked me! LOL Have a great day and thanks for the great giveaway and the wonderful inspiration!

    Holly

  47. I like the idea of dressing up a chocolate bar. The post it paper looks like a fast way to make things.

  49. I love Post-it products! Can’t live without them. I have lots of candy bar wrapper graphics from PcCrafter’s site, but I like the dimensional additions! Too fun!

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